Celebrate Puberty Moments are brief mini-lessons about puberty from me to you. Each month, I introduce a small topic about changes in your child’s body during puberty that you can discuss with your child during the month. The content is for a special group of kids.…
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A Change in Body Odor – Boys 8 – 10 | Celebrate Puberty Moments
October 11, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
How To Teach Your Son About Puberty (when he doesn’t want to talk about it!)
May 25, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
If you are a parent of a boy in puberty, you understand how difficult it is to teach your son ANYTHING about the changes that will happen in his body. The simple fact is, boys just don’t want to talk to their parents about puberty. I was reminded of…
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WHY Boys Need to Learn About Puberty
May 18, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Teaching boys about puberty reminds me of something that happened recently with my daughter and her 5-year old twins. She asked me to go with her and the twins to a routine visit with their pediatrician. The twins had only seen their doctor for scheduled…
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Boys In Puberty… Help Us!
March 17, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Yesterday I looked out the window just as a very interesting homemade go-cart went flying down the street. Peeking over the top of the makeshift racing vehicle was the head of my oldest grandson. He just turned 14 years old last week and measures his…
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Our Sons Pass Through a Puberty Tunnel Too!
February 3, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Adolescents in puberty spend a few years on a pathway that is new to them. It is almost as if they are walking through a "puberty tunnel" and they don’t know where it is going to take them. If you have a son, you realize…
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